Headlight control.



P. E. BUMP & S. LBABKMAN.

' HEADLIGHT CONTROL.

APPLIOATION rum) MAR. 16, 1914.

.1, 1 05,247, Patented July 28, 1914.

WI THE 35E5 IHVEHTORfi flTTORHEY wxm I 3% $2M 4' either one oftheheadljghts'maybe operated? FLcYn' E.BU PANDgsTEwA1t p3AmhN, or FENTOIN'; Element;

" 'HEADLiGHT CONTROL.

j Specificetiexi Le tt'eisjrh ent. iipplicat'ieh' illeemerch'16, 1914. j sei'iai No. 2324-305.

Be it known that e", Fnoy'blE. end

see,- Stete efiMichigen, have iiivented a cer ta'i i'n'ewand usefullmprovement -inrHe ad- .lig'lit Central; 'a'nd declare,- the 7 following tobe a full, clear, aiid'eii'act desc' fiptipn'pf the.- genie; such; as will enehle others --'s k illed"'-ii1' the lt tO-VWi lid'l it pert'aiii's to minke and use" the sam heferenceiheing h'fid-"tOjthe accei This invrit'iehi relates-t0 'di-eigilile' head lights fer vehicles. apd has f 0i its" Object a,p= ieetus-foi' control-ling the" headlights which isectujzilied by the steering gear tE-epe'ralte each headlight sepe 'ately so that one had- "1i ght'is caused-t0 turn withthe'whe'els While the {ether headlight jremainsstationery;

Whe'h .t he' 'whee ls are tu1"ned 'ii1{the 'ethe 'idire'ctien th 'light that has been statienery beg "ceniestheen'e that .tli'rns andthe'light that has turned hecerhes theone thet is stetion'- My. Thiseppgi'retli'sisal'sojso arife'nged that" 1 by the (h iigei' independent bf the "o peretien by the steelii gge'ei' i" An'oth'ef feetiirens a differeritialxthi' e v:

"turns faster ii itially than liter;

ln 'the dtewings-g'rEigui-e 1',-'-1s a pleiiiyi ejivi Fig; 2,'-is 'ja side viewcfithe'vehicle chassis showing; a side; elevation (if-the headlight and the centfellin'g apparatus, 3, a

:detail of the'steer'iiig -pest.

,Th'e rframeefthe eerie reg'irese'nted as a.'-'

, To theft'iiwai d'end of this at each side iset techede leinp-bmeket b. Eachlajmp bracket. is bifurcated SQ that it has twe erins'through mg which the liimpipest cfpesse sl' Eacli-iemp pest has two arms fastened- ;to it, anIar-rxi. d abcvelthe bracket 1;,an'd aIi-afrm e' helewfthe [upper fOik;-Of the lamp ha hee; fiOflourse the arms may gb'e-ffastened at different e'intshv ,on' the :pOst to accommodate che'n e deli-' flitidns-on-vairieus makes ofcers. spring has 'o e-eh'd a ttzichedfto the lainfi bi'acket, and thepther nd attached to the :1

er one oi the arms that .is fast-to the lamp f post The purpose-cf this sprihg is, t 're.

- being theepositio at which therays if-the lamp 7 are projected diiectly forwerd. The erm eis e hooked 21pm,- that is, the e d of it.

turn the pest to-itsinitighpesitiop after it has be .fturned,' this initial position m'pip billlflles. out iii heek fo irh. On each siQ -ef ;PetentedJiilyZQ,19 14: 7 1

the'fi-eine, e lever k ispiyoted, the exid of. I the lever Benig bent to it right en'gular rem;

tiqn with fespect'jm the main partefthe lively; Howejveifthe pertie ler'eohnecting means between thestee'itihg ea'ri-wan'cl the he yers is' noteh essentiiil pa'lt'e this ihv eh-tiem When'the steering wheels are tqm'edih- "either direction this epei'ates th'e two-levers i 6.0. lever. Each lever arm,"carp'isfeHe eIidr-J,

5 i a n-t steer ng post is -conhectd w'i'th"'the draw; li nka.nd CIOSS ba 'by ilirikslyehkle f-If'the'pair -ef levers hare'throwii-to the;

right; I pin g, wilt be. 'thr'owri'l oiit ofen lemppost, but "the; pin-"g ef' the *ldft-hend caused treve'll-in an m iiheseice iteflls the pivotal point of the level" Zt: wil1 always mid hehcefthelevei'a'ge 01' the heokecl arm a is increased; biit T'th movement is Q m-l 'gegementiwith 'the h00kedei-mpf the ig A leytfi-willwipe the inside offthhgieked} arm e of the left lejn p' pest.-

Hence the le t i as traveIjet-the samel 'etewithfi esgeetito'the 'speiidingljifdecrezised: The purgese-of this I is to initially turn'the light fasterftha the corner the "light in the" initial eta steering wheelso that when going ercu'mle;

hittin -i -prec'e de s the steering 'tiihee S, seies to:

frately eq ti olled-by the driver; if the oer,

This is 'eesilyfleffectedihy the cord Jm attac'hed to the arm-d. This runs to afcrarik 11D tatably mounted upon the shaft 1. On' the 1 arm n attached 'to'i-thesleeve" 6 that is 'lO giiiside' end of'th e sleeve-o Ieciited a'pedal with" respect" *tothe steeg ig jwheelsis.

. s be noticed .that by; using 'thi's-arm. hnd; pin

g. The construction with respect to the other lamp is the same. Of course the exact connection between the arm 01 and the driver may be varied considerably without afiecting our invention, as the particular operating connections for turning the light by action of the foot are old.

We arrange the pedals fon either side of the'braKe' lever and below and to the rear of it for the purpose of making it possible to operate the lights without removing ones foot from the brake-pedal.

'What we claim is:

1.. The combination with a chassis provided with running gear and steering gear,

ofa dirigible head-light, an arm attached thereto, a lever provided with apin, and

. means for automatically returning the headlightto initial position when the pressure of the pin against the arm is relieved, the said lever and pin being arranged to wipe the said arm and move outward with respect thereto for the purpose of decreasing the rate of turn toward the later stages of the turning.

2. The combination with a chassis provided with running gear and steering gear, of a pair of dirigible headlights, an arm on each headlight, a pair of levers pivoted to the chassis, each one being provided with a pin that wipes the inside face of the-adjacent arm, connections between the pair of levers and the steering gear, and means for automatically returning the headlights to initial position when the pin is withdrawn.

3. The combination with a chassis provided with running gear and steering gear, of a pair of dirigible headlights, each being provided with two arms, a pair of levers pivoted to the chassis, each being provided with a pin that. wipes the inside face of the adjacent arm, connections between the pair of levers and the steering gear, connections running from the other arms of the dirigible lights to a position adjacent the driver, so

that the lights may be also controlled by the driver, and spring means for causing the arms of the dirigible lights to follow the pins as they are retracted.

In testimony whereof, we sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

FLOYU m. BUMP. STEWVART J. BARKMAN. Witnesses: H. A. MCLELLAN,

C. J. CUMMINGS. 

